Category Archives: Quilting

#1 on Zillow!

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The View
  • For Monterey! Here is the house’s Zillow listing. Take the 3D Tour!
  • Today, our realtor cancelled his realtor’s only open house, which worried me, until I learned that we were listed first on Zillow.
  • Back in the Midwest, at one of our other homes, we await Jane at the cabin.
  • This will bring our cabin’s population up to six.
  • Dan, Britt and Melodi tore up waves while dueling with their nemesis.
  • Anne finished a new quilt for Robyn’s new baby girl.
  • I made San Francisco style Vietnamese noodles for dinner.

Mankeeping—As male social circles shrink, female partners say they have to meet more of their men’s social and emotional needs. I am currently spending my summer vacation at a cabin in the woods, with four women and my adult son. Being one of the two people here who pees standing up, I take care to put the toilet seat back down. I used to have only male friends, but now they are a rarity. These days, women are just easier to deal with.

Quilt Project?

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Bulging Squares

Observe how the black and white grid appears to bulge outwards in a circular form, even though it is made entirely out of squares. What’s going on? The black square in the middle represents the point that appears to be the closest to your eyes. The arrangement of the dots, as well as the contrast between the edge and the aligned lines segment, is crucial for the illusion to occur. This visual illusion was discovered by Japanese psychologist Akiyoshi Kitaoka.

The Superbowl is tonight, and “our” super callous fragile racist sexist nazi POTUS has decided to horn in on this unofficial holiday. Can’t we have at least a few hours without it all being about him? I am sure that he will want to make a grand entrance. Maybe even walk across the field. If he can make it that far. When they play Hail to the Chief, will it be reinterpreted as Hail to the Chiefs? Whatever they do, I am sure that it will not be enough to sooth his fragile ego and sometime after midnight tonight, he will erupt for some perceived slight.

And don’t complain to me that I am politicizing the big game. I am not the one who will fork out $40M for an ad that touts the illegal looting that they have just done to USAID. I am sick and tired of dogie entrepreneurs running roughshod over my government. Send that illegal immigrant back to South Africa.

Dad’s New Quilt

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Dad’s New Quilt

Here is the new quilt that Anne made for my dad. Dad really like it. It is modeled on the view from his house that overlooks Monterey Bay. This year the grass is really green in the valley below us. She did a great job with it, but what is even more fantastic, is that she made it in just under a month. Record time! It was finished in time to come with us to Monterey. Anne claims that she made a few mistakes in making it, but I am sure that that is just another example of humble brag. Much like Persian rug makers intentionally put a mistake it their carpets so that Allah will not be offended with their craft.